VanWert-Allen County OhArchives Obituaries.....Himmelright, Samuel Francis June 21, 1878
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Delphos Herald, 27 June 1878
Samuel F. Himmelright, one of the earliest and best known citizens of Delphos, 
departed this life on Friday morning, the 21st inst., aged sixty-nine years. He 
suffered long and severely from a complication of diseases, which finally 
culminated in Bright's disease of the kidneys, terminating as above.
The deceased established the first woolen mill in this place, at a very early 
date, and amassed a competency, which after reverses swept away and left him 
comparatively poor. Throughout his long business career he did his might for 
the advancement of Delphos, giving cheerfully of his means, in his prosperous 
days, to every enterprise. He was held in high esteem by all, and the familiar 
and kindly face of 'Uncle Sammy' will be missed by the majority of our people.
The funeral took place on Sunday morning from the M.E. Church, of which he was 
a devoted and life-long member. He was also a member of the Masonic and Odd-
Fellow fraternities, as well as of Washington Fire Company, all of which 
organizations, headed by the Germania Band, attended the obsequies. The funeral 
was one of the largest ever witnessed in this place.

A separate Masonic obituary: On the Death of S.F. Himmelright
The following whereas and resolutions on the death of S.F. Himmelright were 
adopted by Hope Lodge, No. 214, F. and A.M.:
Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God to remove from our midst the soul of our 
late Bro. S.F. Himmelright; and in this dispensation of Providence a vacancy 
has been caused in our ranks; therefore
RESOLVED, That in the death of Bro. Himmelright this community has lost an old 
and esteemed citizen; that a kind husband and father has been taken away; and 
our Society has lost a member whose venerable form and genial countenance has 
often lightened up our Lodge Room; and whose quiet, unassuming manner and 
kindly ways had so won our hearts that his removal will leave a vacant place 
there that will be hard to fill.
RESOLVED, That we bow in submission to Him who doeth all things well; that we 
will cherish the virtues of our late Bro. and over his foibles (whatever they 
may have been) we will draw the mantle of Masonic charity, and to the widow and 
friends of the deceased we extend a Mason's sympathy.
RESOLVED, That a copy of these resolutions be handed to the widow of our 
departed Bro.
J.H. Cowdin, Ch'm. Com. 

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